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Toby Keith Reclaims Lead in CMA Nods
Recognized in six categories, Toby Keith led the list of BMI-affiliated nominees for the 38th Annual Country Music Association Awards (announced August 30). Nominated for Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for Shock'N Y'all, Keith also picked up Single and Music Video mentions for "I Love This Bar." He is also eligible for trophies as co-producer…
From News, posted 9.08.04
Legislators And Artists Join With Recording Academy To Launch Congressional Caucus
Recording Academy President Neil Portnow, joined by BMI affiliates Clint Black and Brenda Lee, and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Mary Bono (R-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Mark Foley (R-FL), recently announced the landmark formation of the Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus. The press event took place on April 19 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville preceeding the GRAMMY Town Hall meeting, and…
From News, posted 5.06.04
Wishing On a ‘Nashville Star’
Representatives from BMI Nashville visited USA Networks' "Nashville Star" finalists Buddy Jewell, Miranda Lambert and John Arthur Martinez prior to the program's finale on May 3. Viewers selected Jewell as the winner of a Sony Nashville recording contract. A long-time Nashville demo singer, Jewell is currently receiving spins on country radio with his original "Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song),"…
From News, posted 5.07.03
BMI Stars Are Hot at CMT Flameworthy Nominations
BMI writer/artists Toby Keith and Martina McBride collected three nominations when the inaugural CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards were announced in Nashville (5/14). Landing two nominations apiece in country music's first ever music video awards were Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Tim McGraw,…
From News, posted 5.19.02
‘I Hope You Dance’ Steps to ‘Song Of The Year’ Tune at 49th Annual BMI Count
BMI staged the 49th edition of its Country Awards last night, with ultimate honors saved for “I Hope You Dance,” songwriters Toby Keith, Marv Green and Aimee Mayo, and publishing titan Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented by President & CEO Frances W. Preston and Vice President Paul Corbin to the songwriters and publishers of the past year’s 50 most performed songs…
From News, posted 11.06.01
Mark Wright
Finding a balance between commercial viability and artistic integrity isn't easy, but MCA-Nashville Senior VP/A&R, hit songwriter and producer Mark Wright seems to have found that balance simply by following his heart. He started his career that way, leaving a lucrative job singing jingles to take a $150-a-week songwriting gig. Retired BMI exec Roger Sovine, then a publisher, spotted Wright's talents and brought the upstart into…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.31.01
BMI Stands “Amazed” at 48th Annual Country Awards
Click here to see photos from the event Nashville, October 3 — Performing rights organization BMI staged the 48th edition of its Country Awards tonight, with superlative honors reserved for "Amazed," songwriters Al Anderson and Skip Ewing, songwriter/artists Martie Seidel and Shania Twain, and publishing giant Sony/ATV Tree. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented…
From News, posted 10.03.00
CMA Farms Top Nods to Hill, Chicks
Leading nominees for the Country Music Association�s annual awards include red-hot BMI affiliates Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks, with six and five mentions, respectively, it was announced August 1 during the 2000 CMA Awards press conference in Nashville. At the 2000 CMA Awards press conference at Adelphia Coliseum, Lonestar announced…
From News, posted 7.31.00
NSAI Songwriters Honor Their Own
BMI songwriters Vince Gill, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tom Shapiro and the songwriting team of Marv Green, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo were among the top winners at the Nashville Songwriters Association International's (NSAI) 33rd Annual Songwriter Achievement Awards (6/27), held at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville.
From News, posted 6.28.00
BMI Congratulates TNN Music Award Winners
Congratulations to our winners of Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards, held June 15 at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. Female Artist of the Year Faith Hill Single of the Year "Write This Down" produced by Tony Brown Album of the Year Always Never The Same produced by Tony Brown Collaborative Event of the…
From News, posted 6.15.00
BMI Dominates ACM Awards!
It was a big night for BMI songwriters and artists who were among the top winners at the 35th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards held last night (5/3/00) at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Multiple winners included the Dixie Chicks who were named Top Vocal Duo/Group of the Year and whose Grammy Award winning Fly was named Album of the…
From News, posted 5.03.00
Pair of Husband & Wife Duos Lead TNN Music Awards
TNN and Country Weekly magazine have announced the final nominations in the 12 fan-voted categories for the Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards, with a pair of husband-and-wife duos at the top of the nominations pile. BMI affiliate Faith Hill led all artists with recognition in eight categories: Entertainer, Female Artist, Album (Breathe), Song, Single and CMT Music Video ("Breathe"), the Impact Award and Collaborative Event [for…
From News, posted 4.11.00
Clint and Lisa’s Reception Makes “I Do” Official
Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black celebrated their #1 success of their first-ever vocal collaboration during a champagne-toasting afternoon at BMI Nashville. Their RCA single, "When I Said I Do," which was written and published by Clint Black, was also nominated for a Grammy Award, and recently earned them an Academy Of Country Music nomination as Vocal Event of the Year. The couple collected engraved cups from…
From News, posted 3.06.00
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